E3 2015: ‘Beyond Eyes’ asks players to reimagine their world
Beyond Eyes is an indie exploration game that utilizes audio as a mechanic. Players take on the role of a 10 year-old blind girl named Rae who is looking for a lost friend, a fat cat named Nani....
View ArticleE3 2015: Two console exclusive games make the jump to PC
During the PC Gaming Press Conference, dedicated mouse and keyboard gamers were pleased to hear that two games that were previously console exclusive, would now be making their way to PC’s everywhere....
View ArticleE3 2015 was the final nail in the coffin for the Wii U
Don’t worry, guys. The only way is up, right? E3 2015 was one of the best of the lot. It wasn’t as important or as sassy as the 2013 conferences, but the friendlier rivalry between Sony and Microsoft...
View ArticleWho’s Really Winning the Console Wars?
As regular listeners to our gaming podcast Open Source will attest, the ongoing rivalry between Sony and Microsoft is oft-discussed. John perhaps said it best in last week’s episode – competition is...
View Article‘Final Fantasy VII’: The promise and the peril of remaking a classic
For years, Star Wars fans were left in limbo; the original trilogy of movies starting in 1977 were listed as the fourth, fifth and sixth episodes in the series. Quickly, they became a cultural...
View ArticleBungie’s ‘Destiny’ bundle, the bonuses, and a Red Bull blunder
Bungie Day was Tuesday, the day the legendary developer of Halo takes to focus on the strong community that has formed around their games. What better way to celebrate than to discuss the rough...
View ArticleWelcome to Midgar: Square-Enix, E3, and the return of ‘Final Fantasy VII’
It was a great many years ago when most of us entered the bustling metropolis of Midgar and first encountered the virtual version of a living breathing post-apocalyptic nightmare. It was a place of...
View ArticleStreet Dreams: Hopes and dreams for ‘Street Fighter V’
Sports. Poker. Paintballing. BBQs. These are just a few of the many ways that man has looked within to seek out an emotional connection with his fellow man. But nothing has done as much for male...
View Article‘Mother Russia Bleeds’: If it bleeds, you can kill it
Long before the cultural indoctrination of FPSs, RPGs, MMOs and MOBAs there was a game genre too cool to be reduced to the likes of an acronym. The side-scrolling beat ’em up, or brawler, was the game...
View ArticleE3 2015 Hands-On –‘Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’
After the whole controversy with Konami’s new business plan which focuses on mobile devices, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain remains as the publisher’s sole major project. In fact, Konami’s...
View ArticleOpen Source #24: E3 2015 Roundup
Well, that’s it. E3 2015 has come and gone for another year, bringing with it the usual whirlwind of announcements, hands-ons, surprises and disappointments. This week on Open Source, the crew look at...
View ArticleE3 2015 Hands-On: ‘Cuphead’
Cuphead was the Xbox One’s most creative and artistically ambitious title presented at E3 and its presence on the showfloor helped solidify its place as one of Microsoft’s mainstays. Cuphead’s most...
View ArticleE3 2015 Hands-On: ‘Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam’
Over the years Nintendo has given us two great series of Mario RPGs: Paper Mario and Mario & Luigi. But now Nintendo has done something that might be thought of as long over due. Announced during...
View ArticleE3 2015: PC gamers prepare for battle!
War. A main staple of PC Gaming. This year there were plenty of reasons to enter the battle arena at the PC Gaming Press Conference. Here’s a brief review of skirmishes to come. 15 years ago the first...
View ArticleE3 2015: ‘Tacoma: Space Exploration’ leaves all the comforts of home behind
Amy Ferrier’s first day on Lunar Transfer Station Tacoma is definitely not what she imagined it would be. The crew is missing and the on board AI system, Odin, isn’t helping the situation. The...
View ArticleE3 2015: Procedural games take aim at PC Gaming Conference
Two procedural games stood out at the PC Gaming Conference- Strafe and Enter the Gungeon. Strafe for the sheer amount of pixel blood and bile, and Enter the Gungeon for the number of bullets filling...
View ArticleE3 2015 Hands-On: ‘Star Fox Zero’
The game that headlined Nintendo’s E3 Direct, Star Fox Zero, was on full display at the E3 show floor with over seven demo kiosks stationed under a replica model Arwing hanging from the ceiling as...
View ArticleE3 2015 was the final nail in the coffin for the Wii U
Don’t worry, guys. The only way is up, right? E3 2015 was one of the best of the lot. It wasn’t as important or as sassy as the 2013 conferences, but the friendlier rivalry between Sony and Microsoft...
View ArticleWho’s Really Winning the Console Wars?
As regular listeners to our gaming podcast Open Source will attest, the ongoing rivalry between Sony and Microsoft is oft-discussed. John perhaps said it best in last week’s episode – competition is...
View Article‘Final Fantasy VII’: The promise and the peril of remaking a classic
For years, Star Wars fans were left in limbo; the original trilogy of movies starting in 1977 were listed as the fourth, fifth and sixth episodes in the series. Quickly, they became a cultural...
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